iShares readies six ETFs, has no plans for L&I funds

BlackRock’s exchange-traded funds arm, iShares, is about to list six products in Hong Kong offering exposure to international equity markets, but does not intend to launch leveraged and inverse ETFs, which were recently given the green light in Hong Kong. The new products will launch on June 29 and physically replicate six indices: the Nasdaq 100, Germany’s Dax, Euro Stoxx 50, FTSE 100, Kospi 200 and MSCI Taiwan. They will incorporate US dollar and renminbi counters for the first …